Double-click 29 and set its Value data as: C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,50 (shell32.dll,50 is a empty icon)

Close Registry Editor.

To apply changes instantly, follow this:

Right-click Desktop, choose Properties

Click Appearance Tab.

Click Advanced button

Choose Icon from drop-down list

Set it’s size to 31 and press OK, OK.

The changes’ll be applied now. Repeat above steps and then set Icon size back to 32 (defaults). Above steps’re required to force Windows to redraw icons.

Method 2: Using Tweak UI

Using TweakUI to change shortcut arrow icon is more safer. It offers another special icon Light Arrow (icon within TweakUI.exe). This gives user an extra option to set shortcut arrows to Light Arrow style, without completely removing arrow.

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